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Thu 12 March	9:00AM - 7:00PM	Shutter Hub Photography Open 2026 An exhibition of hundreds of images curated by photography organisation Shutter Hub
10:00AM - 4:00PM	Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new.
10:00AM - 4:00PM	Visit the Winter Garden Enjoy flowers, foliage, stems, structure and scent throughout the winter months.
10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight Made in Ancient Egypt From elaborately decorated coffins to the Books of the Dead, ancient Egyptians produced objects which remain iconic today. But who were the makers behind them and how were they made?
10:00AM - 5:00PM	Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig Step inside the world of Angelina Ballerina as the Museum of Cambridge opens a new exhibition ‘Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig’!
10:00AM - 5:00PM	Talking Plants Step into the Glasshouse and experience plants in a completely new way!
10:00AM - 5:00PM	War Craft What can artworks and objects made in times of war reveal about the pain, peril and lifechanging experiences of conflict and our instincts to seek out hope and humanity through creativity and making?
10:00AM - 6:00PM	Reframing the Past: Historical landscapes of Spain - Dr Elizabeth Drayson These paintings are not conventional landscapes, as they trace the history of Spanish towns, cities and historical sites in their landscape from earliest times to the present, using techniques of medieval narrative painting as well as contemporary abstraction.
10:00AM - 5:00PM on Sun 31 May	Laetitzia Campbell: On Your Way Home, What Did You Find? A solo exhibition by a British-French textile artist Laetitzia Campbell, who has Jamaican heritage, presented in collaboration with Ed Cross Fine Art.
2:00PM - 4:00PM	Cornelia Parker: One Day This Glass Will Break A Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition of twenty large-scale photogravures by Cornelia Parker from three experimental series: Fox Talbot’s Articles of Glass (2017); One Day This Glass Will Break (2015); and Thirty Pieces of Silver (exposed) (2015). Taken together, the series explores the artist’s fascination with the physical properties of objects, materials and their histories.
2:15PM - 4:00PM	Highlight Andrew Wallace-Hadrill on "The Twelve Caesars" by Suetonius Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (Cambridge) on "The Twelve Caesars" (121) by Suetonius.
6:00PM - 7:00PM	The Master’s Book Club: Prof. Sharon Peacock CBE FMedSci in conversation with Prof. Dame Diane Coyle, author of 'The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters' Don't miss our next Master’s Book Club event hosted by Prof. Sharon Peacock in conversation with Prof. Dame Diane Coyle in conversation with the Master of Churchill College, Prof. Sharon Peacock, as they discuss her latest book: 'The Measure of Progress: Counting What Really Matters'.
7:00PM - 9:00PM	Highlight Jazz at John's: Shirley Smart Trio Musician in Residence, Shirley Smart brings her dynamic blend of North African, Middle Eastern infused jazz to St John’s. Shirley Smart - cello John Crawford - piano Demi Garcia Sabat - drums
7:30PM - 9:30PM	Highlight Advocating Human Rights through Music and Dance A programme of new commissions interpreted in dance on the theme of human rights with commentary from the composers.